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Mri Services Assistant
Job ID: 335065
Category: Clinical Support
Work Type: FT
Location: Doylestown, PA, United States
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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life\'s work?
Summary:
- With consideration for age-specific responsibilities to include infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric, anticipate the needs of our patients, referring physicians and hospital associates by providing MRI safety information and advice. Schedules, registers and provides financial services. Provides this seamless activity through the collaboration of patients, physicians, payers and other hospital services.
Responsibilities:
- Schedules MRI procedures · Schedules patients for imaging procedures including explanation of the procedure to be performed. · Uses Meditech system to find the first available appointment. · Provides patients with directions and preservice instructions, including need for lab values if necessary. · Confirms all scheduled appointments. 2. Screens all patients for ferrous and RF-sensitive material before scheduling. · Uses consistent and appropriate technique to gather relevant information from patients, medical records, and significant others to assure patient safety within the MRI environment. · Follows established policies and procedures for the management of patients with biomedical implants and devices that are electrically, magnetically or mechanically activated. · Uses PACS system and Meditech to document patient history, including prior studies. 3. Provide financial counseling for all patients. · Provides revenue to the hospital and operates within the confines of the department budget. · Completes pre-certification and benefit verification according to established policies and procedures. · Communicates insurance benefits and financial responsibility to patients. · Monitors supply usage according to established policies and procedures 100% of the time. 4. Registers MRI patients at time of service. · Exhibits excellent customer service while greeting and preparing patients for registration process. · Utilizes all available relevant technology competently. · Ensures that all demographic and insurance data obtained at time of registration is correct and accurate. 5. Monitors completeness of patient account. · Prepares completed study for radiologist interpretation. · Researches relevant prior studies and obtains reports and film copies if needed. · Faxes reports to ordering physician if requested. · Mails reports per patients request. · Serves as liaison between ordering physician and radiologist as to correct study to be ordered.
Credentials:
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
- 3-5 years of patient scheduling, or billing experience
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life\'s Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Current UPHS-paid Employees must CLICK HERE to apply on the Internal job board
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